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Re: Admin-Guidelines for postings

Subject : Guidelines for posting to the Clan Message Boards and Mailing Lists

The purpose of this message board is to provide informationon the Scottish Clan. Surname Research should still beposted on the Surname message board or mailing list. Ancestors are listed as a thread/topic. The Clan mailing list and message boards are gatewayedtogether so you will see messages relayed over from the message board to the mailing list . The Clan mailing list and this related message board are intended to cover subjects that would normally be considered off topic in the surnamesmessage boards and mailing lists.

We used the list from the web site at â€œGreat Hall of theClansâ€ as our guide to the Clan list. The Lord Lyon has referenced that site from their site so it has some degreeof acceptance from an official source. That was also theguide to the spellings of the Clan name.

The Clan mailing list and Clan message boards are for anyone with a genealogical or historical interestin the Scottish Clan and their Septs. Acceptable Topics include searches for Clan ancestors; discussions of Clan history, culture, food, language, coats of arms,tartans, and major events that changed the course of the Clan.Current events such as the main Clan gathering,rebuilding of the Clan Castle, news from archives ormuseums; and notices of Clan gatherings and meetings from the official regional and international Clan Associations are also encouraged.

Here are a few guidelines that will help make this message board easierto use and more productive and efficient for everyone. I'm tryingsomething different that takes advantage of the online threadingcapability that Rootsweb developed in these message boards.If you notice, you can actually change the method ofviewing from dates or threads. Since the threads are now onlineand live with an interactive url, they can then be referenced in yourown web pages and email messages. I think this is asignificant step forward in genealogy posting and informationavailability.

A: Please post under one of the Main Topics / Threads.The reason is to keep the topics organized and easier tofind among the many posts that will be coming in. This provides some degree of organization. You will thenalso be able to post a URL link to that post and thread. So if you are a secretary for an association for instanceand you have a thread under that category, then you canpost that thread and refer to that link in your newsletters etc.If you are interested in certain Castles, then start that threadand then create a sub thread for that unique castle.

B: If you don't see an appropriate Topic or thread please feelfree to create a Topic, then identify the purpose of that topicand then do your reply to that thread. An example might beeither Castles or Family. Start that thread, then the subtopic or name. I've suggested some threads below